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Feds investigate shooting at Tenn. nuclear plant

Feds investigate shooting at Tenn. nuclear plant

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee nuclear power plant has added security patrols after a weekend incident in which an officer exchanged gunfire with a man who then fled on a boat.

The FBI and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are investigating the shooting early Sunday at Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant near Spring City, Tenn., about 60 miles southwest of Knoxville.